Carstairs, AB Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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6%

Household income NAT. AVG.

14%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

5%

In labour force NAT. AVG.

Index	Carstairs	Alberta	National
Median household income	$87,259	$94,624	$82,436
Unemployment rate	5.5%	5.1%	6.4%
In labour force	67.2%	70.9%	63.9%

Key findings

The median household income in Carstairs is 6% higher than the national average
The unemployment rate in Carstairs is 14% lower than the national average
In Carstairs 3.6% of people earn $20,000 or less
In Carstairs 13.9% of people earn between $80,000 and $100,000
In Carstairs 1.0% of people earn $300,000 or more

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am i middle class

$58,166 $87,259 $174,518

City

$63,076 $94,624 $189,248

State

$54,951 $82,436 $164,872

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Carstairs employment by industry

Labour Type	Percent
Construction industry	10.7%
Manufacturing sector	3.7%
Financial & insurance services	2.8%
Wholesale & retail services	9.2%
Public administration	2.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.1%
Education, health & social services	10.2%
Other	21.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Crossfield, AB	3,477	$91,040	10.4%
Mountain View County, AB	14,390	$89,351	8.4%
Didsbury, AB	5,654	$76,997	6.6%
Carstairs, AB	4,614	$87,259	5.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Danville, PA	4,613	n/a
Lake Goodwin, WA	4,613	n/a
Altona, MB	4,613	$74,269	9.9%
Cobleskill, NY	4,616	n/a
Barrhead, AB	4,616	$62,790	23.8%
Carstairs, AB	4,614	$87,259	5.9%

Source: The Carstairs, AB data and statistics displayed above are derived from Statistics Canada and updated for 2021 by Environics Analytics.